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The lure of Pokémon : video games and the savage mind / Nakazawa Shinichi ; translated by Ted Mack.
- 作者： Nakazawa, Shin'ichi, (中沢新一) 1950- author.
- 其他作者：
- 其他題名：
- ポケモンの神話学.
- Video games and the savage mind
- Japan library (Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan)
- Shuppan Bunka Sangyō Shinkō Zaidan.
- 出版： Tokyo, Japan : Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture c2019.
- 叢書名： Japan library
- 主題： Video games , Video games and children , Structuralism. , Pokémon (Game) , Video games--Japan. , Video games and children--Japan. , Structuralism. , Pokémon (Game)
- 版本：First English edition.
- ISBN： 9784866580654 (hbk.): NT$229 、 4866580658
- 一般註：Translation of: Pokemon no shinwagaku. "Originally published in Japanese under the title Poketto no naka no yasei by Iwanami Shoten, Publishers in 1997, and republished in pocket paperback by Shinchosha Publishing Co., Ltd. in 2004 and in another pocket paperback format under the new title Pokemon no shinwa gaku: Shinpan poketto no naka no yasei by Kadokawa Corporation in 2016."--Title page verso.
- 書目註：Includes bibliographical references.
- 語文註：Translated from the Japanese.
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讀者標籤：
- 系統號： 000862074 | 機讀編目格式
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From its humble beginnings as a video game launched in the mid-90s, Pokémon has become a global entertainment franchise, even reaching into the world via augmented reality with the mobile game Pokémon GO. In this book, the author argues that the Pokémon worldview is the best contemporary example of Claude Lévi-Strauss's "savage mind," suggesting that computer games can be viewed as attempts to reconnect the human unconscious with the true, hidden essence of nature. Video games are often thought to draw children out of nature and into isolated, closed spaces. However, the author asserts, the Pokémon series of games, far from standing in opposition to nature, actually seeks to represent the true, hidden essence of the natural world. As the natural environment is transformed around them, the author suggests, children that would once have directly observed and explored nature encounter it through technology instead. Video games and other digital narratives can often be viewed as attempts to reconnect the human unconscious with nature, undoing the separation effected by the scientific, rational thought of Western modernity. The author supports his argument through close analysis of the history and even prehistory of video games in Japanese culture. Drawing on mythology, Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and other resources, he explores cultural touchstones like Space Invaders, Ultraman, and the RPG as a genre, showing how their rich, direct expression appeals directly to the urges and impulses within children themselves, helping them come to terms with their place in the world.--adapted from publisher's description.
摘要註
From its humble beginnings as a video game launched in the mid-90s, Pokémon has become a global entertainment franchise, even reaching into the world via "augmented reality" with the mobile game Pokémon GO. In the work, Nakazawa Shinichi argues that the Pokémon worldview is the best contemporary example of Claude Lévi-Strauss's "savage mind" (la pensée sauvage), suggesting that computer games can often be viewed as attempts to reconnect the human unconscious with the true, hidden essence of nature. -- "Video games are often thought to draw children out of nature and into isolated, closed spaces. In The Lure of Pokémon: Video Games and the Savage Mind, however, Nakazawa Shinichi shows how the Pokémon series of video games, far from standing in opposition to nature, actually seeks to represent the true, hidden essence of the natural world. From humble beginnings as a video game launched in the mid-90s, Pokémon has become a global entertainment franchise, even reaching into the real world with "augmented reality" via the mobile game Pokémon Go. Nakazawa argues that the Pokémon worldview is the best contemporary example of Lévi-Strauss's "savage mind" (la pensée sauvage). As the natural environment is transformed around them, the author suggests, children that would once have directly observed and explored nature encounter it through technology instead. Contemporary games and other narratives can often be viewed as attempts to reconnect the human unconscious with nature, undoing the separation effected by the scientific, rational thought of Western modernity. Nakazawa also shows how games like Pokémon recreate deep-rooted social patterns. When characters capture monsters, carry them around in "Poké Balls," and swap them with other characters, they are part of a tradition in which trade is more than just the exchange of goods. Barter is a much more profound form of communication in which each participant also receives part of the other. The author supports his argument through close analysis of the history and even prehistory of video games in Japanese culture. Drawing on mythology, Freudian and Lacanian psychoanalysis, and other resources, he explores cultural touchstones like Space Invaders, Ultraman, and the RPG as a genre, showing how their rich, direct expression appeals directly to the urges and impulses within children themselves, helping them come to terms with their place in the world. The Lure of Pokémon: Video Games and the Savage Mind is both a work of game criticism revealing la pensée sauvage within today's video games and an examination of Japanese culture as the context from which the Pokémon phenomenon was born." -- Publisher's description
內容註
The Space Invaders revolution -- The birth of monsters -- Eros, Thanatos, and RPGs -- The triumphs of Pokémon -- Totemism today -- The Gift and the world of gaming -- Epilogue --Afterword to the first edition (1997) -- Appendices. Pokémon GO, or, the dream of the good walker -- The game freaks who play with bugs -- The origins of Pokémon / by Satoshi Tajiri.